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File photograph of Sunil Gavaskar and Josh Hazlewood© AFP
After India defeat Australia comprehensively in the primary match of the Border Gavaskar Trophy in Pert, Pacer Josh Hazlewood made an fascinating remark. When requested what the hosts might do to make a comeback within the five-match sequence, Hazlewood mentioned: “You probably have to ask one of the batters that question… I’m probably looking mostly towards the next Test.” The remark was picked up by a number of former cricketers, who questioned if there was a divide within the Australia dressing room.
“I wonder if there’s a divide in Andrew McDonald’s team between the batters and bowlers,” Gilchrist said on Fox Sports.
Former India captain Sunil Gavsakar used the comment and wrote in a column for Sportstar about panic in Australian team.
“The panic within the Australian ranks is palpable, with former gamers calling for heads to be chopped off and a few even hinting at cracks within the Australian staff after Josh Hazlewood’s media interview on the finish of the third day’s play, the place he steered that it was as much as the batters to now do one thing,” Gavaskar wrote in his column for Sportstar.
Now, former Australia pacer Mitchell Johnson has accused Gavaskar of using a media platform to “distract, disrupt, annoy” Australia.
“The opposite one which caught my consideration was Indian legend Sunil Gavaskar’s column on Hazlewood, suggesting he was dropped for his gentle feedback on the press convention moderately than being overlooked with a official facet harm. With respect to Gavaskar and his commentary generally – I’ve loved working with him up to now and discovered quite a bit simply sitting and listening to him speak in regards to the recreation – his take this week is nothing greater than a wind-up,” Mitchell Johnson wrote in a column for The Nightly.
“Gavaskar is utilizing his media platform to distract, disrupt, annoy, and benefit from a remark Hazelwood made. That is Gavaskar’s job, to make feedback on what he sees, however it was achieved for no different motive than to get a response and support India.”
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